Reet Palm (since 2014 Palm-Killing; born on 14 September 1959 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

) is an

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n rower and coach. In 1978 she won bronze medal at

World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international Rowing (sport), rowing regatta organized by International Rowing Federation, FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer ...

. Between 1975 and 2007, she became an 18-times Estonian champion in different rowing disciplines. Since 1991 she has been working as a rowing coach. One of the rowers trained by her is

Allar Raja Allar Raja (born 22 June 1983) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club ''SK Kalev'' located in Pärnu. Rowing career 2000–2008 Raja competed in the World Rowing Junior Championships in 2000 in the quadruple sculls event (19th) an ...

. Her spouse is the rowing coach Matti Killing.

Awards

* 1978 and 1979:

Estonian Athlete of the Year The Estonian Athlete of the Year () is an annual award presented by the Estonian Olympic Committee (''Eesti Olümpiakomitee'', EOK) to one male and one female sportsperson judged to have delivered the best performance over the course of the year ...

References

Living people 1959 births Estonian female rowers Estonian sports coaches World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Tartu {{Estonia-rowing-bio-stub